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Fri, Nov 11, 2016·United Center, Chicago

Washington Capitals 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 66% of the time.

CHI winsWSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
WSH280130611328
CHI1130811300234

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 6:17WSHJay BeagleSHAssists: T.J. Oshie, Matt Niskanen · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P1 6:39CHIBrian CampbellPPAssists: Marian Hossa, Gustav Forsling · Slap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P1 14:44WSHJay BeagleAssists: Daniel Winnik, John Carlson · Wrap-around, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P3 19:37CHIMarian HossaAssists: Artemi Panarin, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–2
  5. OT 2:20WSHMarcus JohanssonGWGAssists: Dmitry Orlov · Slap, 0.07 xG3–2
Penalties (2)
  1. P1 5:38WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P2 15:10WSHLars Eller: Tripping2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

WSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
44% to win56% to win
← WSH attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Backstrom
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WSHCHI
28Shots on goal34
2.2Expected goals3.1
51Shot attempts59
24Faceoffs won29
0Power plays2
4Penalty minutes0
25Hits16
17Blocked shots16
3Giveaways7
8Takeaways8

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. Williams – Eller – Burakovsky13:25

    xG 0.48–0.48 (50%)attempts 17–14goals 0–0

  2. Johansson – Kuznetsov – Wilson13:59

    xG 0.24–0.30 (44%)attempts 12–13goals 0–0

  3. Winnik – Beagle – Sanford6:01

    xG 0.33–0.52 (38%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

  4. Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom13:53

    xG 0.65–1.35 (32%)attempts 10–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Niskanen – Alzner17:46

    xG 0.35–0.39 (47%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

  2. Orpik – Chorney12:23

    xG 0.19–0.31 (38%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

  3. Carlson – Orlov18:36

    xG 1.08–1.68 (39%)attempts 23–20goals 1–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Kruger – Panarin14:09

    xG 1.46–0.27 (85%)attempts 21–10goals 0–0

  2. Tootoo – Hinostroza – Hartman5:44

    xG 0.57–0.12 (83%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  3. Toews – Kane – Hartman3:07

    xG 0.12–0.02 (87%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Desjardins – Panik – Rasmussen9:08

    xG 0.23–0.38 (38%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Hjalmarsson14:19

    xG 1.25–0.19 (87%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Seabrook – Kempny15:44

    xG 0.56–0.39 (59%)attempts 20–14goals 0–0

  3. Campbell – Forsling13:00

    xG 0.61–0.50 (55%)attempts 11–14goals 0–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

CHI 3.1 xGWSH 2.2 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIWSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CHI is favoured, below it WSH. Dots are goals.

Excitement 70/100 · #332 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.93 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
WSH 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +50 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 66% of the time.

CHI winsWSH wins

Simulated goal difference (CHI − WSH), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).